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G. W. BILLINGS. Fount for Gasoline-Stove.

No. 223,310. Patented Jan. 6, 1880.

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GEORGE W. BILLINGS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HISRIGHT TO THOMAS It. LOOMIS, OF SAME PLACE.

FOUNT FOR GASOLlNE-STOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,310, dated January6, 1880.

Application filed September 16, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BILLINGS, of Cleveland, in the county ofGuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gasoline'Fountains for Gasoline-Stoves, whichimprovements are fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawing, which is a vertical section of a gasoline-fountainembodying IO my improvements.

The object of this invention is to provide a gasoline-fountain with asafe bottom, not liable to become leaky by reason of the corrosion ofthe metal, and also to provide the bottom with a valve of peculiarconstruction, as hereinafter described and claimed In the process ofdistilling and deodorizing naphtha it is necessary to employ acids. Theacid is not entirely washed out or separated from the naphtha;consequently by its use there is a gradual deposit of sedimentcontaining acid, which, by constant use, accumulates upon the bottom ofthe fount, and corrosion of the metal takes place, and when the fountsare made with tin bottoms they are soon liable to become corrodedthrough in small holes and are then dangerous for use. To guard againstthis danger is the object of this part of the invention. To accomplishthis I provide a can for a fount made entirely of tin, with a cast-ironbottom, and provided with a flange, I), at the circumference, to preventthe sediment from coming in contact with the sheetmetal sides, and alsoprovide 5 said bottom with a neck, 0, which forms aconnection with asupply-pipe leading to the burners. Said supply-pipe may be providedwith a shut-off cook or valve, in which case the valve forming thesecond part of my invention would not be required.

It has been found that cast-iron will last a very long time, and thatthe deposit of sediment is upon the bottom of the fount only; thereforethe sides or body of the fount may 5 be made of tin. This is preferableon account of the weight of an all-cast-iron fount as against one madewith a tin body.

The following is a description of a fount having tin sides or body and acast-iron bottom: In the drawing, A is the body of the can comprisingpart of the fount, having a closed top provided with an opening with acap for filling, and it may be made of tin, to whichis attached acast-iron bottom, B. The said bottom is provided with an annular uprightflange, b, and has a neck, 0, depending from the center, for attachingit to the pipe leading to the stove. The bottom is made concave, so asto cause the fluid to flow toward the center. The body is secured to thesaid bottom by crimping the lower edge of the tin and forming it underthe edge of the iron and soldering. When the iron is just previouslyground bright and clean it will take solder, and thus the two may beunited and make a tight joint. In the center of this bottom is placed avalve consisting of a seat, D,screwed into the neck 0, and provided withan arch, in which the screw of the valve-stem E plays, the upper end ofwhich extends through the top of the can and is provided with athumbpiece for turning it. This supplies a ready and safe means ofshutting off the gasoline. I

I am aware that cast-iron bottoms have been attached to sheet-metalbodies for sundry purposes. I do not, therefore, claim the method ofattaching the bottom to the body as my invention.

One of the advantages of the cast-iron bottom provided with the valve,as shown, aside fromits capability of resisting the action of thesediment, is that the fountain may be removed for refilling by closingthe valve and unscrewing it from the pipe. Itcan be taken away to a safeplace, filled, and returned. In the meantime the burners may continue toburn, as a suflicient quantity of fluid remains in the pipe'for thatpurpose.

The cast-iron bottom braces and strengthens the remainder of thereservoir, giving to-it, o practically, the advantages of a cast-ironreservoir without the heaviness thereof. A reservoir of cast-iron wouldbe too unwieldy for our uses, while one entirely of sheet metal would beliable to the objections hereinbefore 5 stated, and which this inventionspecially aims to avoid. It is not believed that any one ever beforethought of applying a cast-iron. bottom to a sheet-metal reservoir forthe purpose of resisting the action of acid and strengthening 10othearticle. It is admitted that miners lamps and tin boilers and otherarticles have been provided with cast-iron bottoms, for the purpose ofshielding them from injury by blows and heat. I do not claim thesedevices, they being quite foreign to my invention but What- I do claimis- 1. In fountains for gasoline-stoves, the castiron bottom B, providedwith the flange b and 10 neck 0, attached to a supply-pipe having avalve or cook located between said fountain and the burners,substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the bottom B, the

valve D, provided with the arch for receiving I 5 the valvestem E, asshown and described.

G. W. BILLINGS. Witnesses:

GEO. W. TIBBITTs, E. W. LAIRD.

